It’s Bay to
Breakers Weekend in San Francisco. So I thought it would be appropriate to
bring out my Bay to Breakers T-shirts and write about that event. Officially, these
shirts, at least the white ones, are part of my regular t-shirt rotation. These
shirts are pretty ratty and old, but comfortable. I wear the white ones most
often around the house, especially during the summer. The dark-colored shirt, however,
have not been seen by either my husband or I for a long, long while.
Bay to
Breakers is really a fun walk or run. It is really more like a social gathering
on foot. There are bands at every mile, people often ran in their own costumes (e.g.
Hawaiian Shirt, Elvis, and other sorts of outrageousness), or as a centipede (i.e.
they are attached to each other). Back in the day, floats were even allowed. The
floats were hand-made structures on wheels; my favorite one was the moving tiki
bar. And in true tiki bar fashion, they had some libations (I think it was only
for their own thirsty team though). Lastly, Bay to Breakers was also one of the
few foot races where people could run naked. Sadly, the people who ran naked did
not look like Ryan Gosling or Halle Berry (they never do).
I kind of
miss participating in B2B. It’s almost 20 years since I first ran it. I used to
walk or run the B2B every year, but I had to give up running because I realized
that running on pavement was creating havoc with my knees (I wanted to save them
for my skiing). Also, it was getting way too crowded. Now that I am walking
regularly again, I am catching the walking
bug once more and, am thinking of registering for next year … maybe.
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